"23andMe Faces Lawsuit Over Failure to Detect Cyberattacks Targeting Specific Customer Groups"

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23andMe failed to detect account intrusions for months, resulting in personal data from 6.9 million users being compromised. North Korea is reportedly using generative AI tools for hacking targets, while the digital ad industry's Patternz service is fueling a global surveillance dragnet. Additionally, researchers from MIT have developed an algorithm that can convert data from smart devices' ambient light sensors into an image of the scene in front of the device, raising concerns about potential surveillance abuse.
- 23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months WIRED
- 23andMe Breach Targeted Jewish and Chinese Customers, Lawsuit Says The New York Times
- 23andMe admits it didn’t detect cyberattacks for months TechCrunch
- Lawsuit says 23andMe hackers targeted users with Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage Engadget
- Guess the company: Takes your DNA, blames you when criminals steal it, can’t spot a cyberattack for 5 months The Register
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